Elhoussain Baghach, IT Technician
- Support technological needs of faculty, staff and students of the college
- Ensure smooth and efficient IT operations that enhance the academic environment
- Liaison between the college and UTech
Madeline Baker, Assistant Director of Donor Engagement and Alumni Relations
- Initiate and manage customized stewardship strategies for a portfolio of donors
- Collaborate with scholarship, fellowship, graduate assistantship and professorship recipients and other internal partners to create creative gratitude and impact stories
- Manage and steward College of Arts and Sciences donor recognition societies
- Provide support and assist in the planning for events such as homecoming, donor engagement and recognition programs throughout the year
madeline.baker2@case.edu
216.368.4415
Rebecca Benard, Associate Dean for Curriculum and Special Projects
- Curriculum: Unified General Education Requirements (UGER) and dean’s representative for the college’s Committee on Educational Programs and the Faculty Senate Committee on Undergraduate Education, new programs and Dean’s Approved Majors
- College of Arts and Sciences accreditation: Undergraduate learning outcomes assessment, external program reviews (Ohio Department of Higher Education and Higher Learning Commission)
- Special projects: Construction of biology teaching lab
rebecca.benard@case.edu
216.368.8585
Joy Bostic, Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusive Engagement
- Manage initiatives, policies and programs designed to increase diversity and foster inclusion
- Manage diversity, equity and inclusive engagement, and social justice initiatives that interface with the provost’s office and the North Star Strategic Plan
- Liaison to OIDEO and the Office of Equity
- DEI training and best practices for faculty hiring, recruitment and retention
- Co-PI, Humanities in Leadership Learning Series, HILLS
joy.bostic@case.edu
216.368.8794
Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández, Associate Dean for Research
- Facilitate the advancement of research, scholarly works and creative endeavors across the college, including growing external funding levels
- Manage research administration and grant matches (Contact Jacquie Johnson first for initial grant preparation needs)
- Manage Expanding Horizons Initiative and W. P. Jones Presidential Faculty Development Programs (Contact Jacquie Johnson first for initial inquiries about these programs)
carlos.crespo@case.edu
216.368.2014
Emily Curto, Manager of Special Events
- Develop, organize and execute special programs and events to support the goals of the office of the dean
- Offer event planning consultation services to college administration, faculty, staff and students to support their activities
- Provide support to the Cleveland Humanities Collaborative
emily.curto@case.edu
216.368.6987
Arthur Evenchik, Assistant to the Dean for Special Projects
- Contribute to the college’s communications efforts as a writer and editor
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Coordinator, Emerging Scholars Program, which provides academic support and intensive advising to undergraduates who come to the university from Cleveland-area high schools
- Writing coach for IMPACT, a mentoring program for underrepresented students in the Communication Sciences Program
arthur.evenchik@case.edu
216.368.0430
Dan Farst, Manager, Client Applications
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Manages the [U]Tech Client Applications Team
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Systems administrator for the college’s servers and cloud resources
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IT Security for college servers, cloud resources, endpoint devices and IT systems
daniel.farst@case.edu
216.368.2375
Kelly Fried, Executive Aide to the Dean
- Manage and prioritize the dean’s calendar and delegate to associate deans and others as needed
- Liaison between the dean and university leadership, faculty, staff, and other internal and external audiences
- Draft schedules and agendas. Co-produce presentations, briefings and remarks for internal and external events and meetings
- Review and revise briefing documents, agendas, scripts and other materials
- Manage projects connected with donors, academics and with other areas, as well as monitor and coordinate activities to meet milestones and ensure good communication among stakeholders
kelly.fried@case.edu
216.368.5633
Daniel Goldmark, Associate Dean for Interdisciplinary Initiatives and International Affairs
- Manages the many diverse relationships the college has with external partners
- Works with the various centers in the college, such as the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities and the Gelfand STEM Center
- Director of the Center for Popular Music Studies
daniel.goldmark@case.edu
216.368.2526
Dave Hintz, Internal Communications Manager
- Promote the stories and successes of the college both within the college, through art/sci update and the college’s social media channels, and university wide
- Manage all internal communications in the dean’s office
- Liaise between University Marketing and Communications (UMC) and the college
david.hintz@case.edu
216.368.5444
Janean Hite, Assistant Director of Budget and Financial Planning
- Annual budget, quarterly and monthly forecasts, and three year planning
- Financial guidance to the college and approve financial transactions
- Ensure university and college financial procedures and practices are being followed
- Assist administrators to navigate and understand financials and universities policy on purchasing
janean.hite@case.edu
216.368.3843
Dee Dee Holmes, Finance Coordinator
- Assistant to director & assistant director
- Reconcile monthly expenses for college accounts
- Process all reimbursements for college departments
dolores.holmes@case.edu
216.368.4842
Beatriz Ibañez, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Finance and Administration
- Serves as chief financial and operations officer for the college
- Manages the college’s strategic planning, benchmarking, financial planning, reporting, forecasting and operations for facilities and space management
beatriz.ibanez-alvarez@case.edu
216.368.2213
Jacqueline Johnson, Assistant Dean, Research Administration and Grant Development
- Manage the day-to-day operations of the college’s research and grant development office
- Facilitate the advancement of research, scholarly works and creative endeavors, including growing funding levels across the college
- Supervise the college’s research office
jacqueline.johnson@case.edu
216.368.6675
Owen Klingenberg, Office Coordinator
- Provide direct administrative support to the associate deans
- Collaborate with program staff on administrative tasks such as event planning and outreach
- Maintain office environment and manage inventory and equipment upkeep
owen.klingenberg@case.edu
216.368.4413
JD Phillips, Assistant Director of Facilities Management
- Manage the college’s capital projects in coordination with Case Western Reserve University Campus Planning and Facilities Management departments.
- Track facilities project budgets and progress, identify potential cost overruns or time delays.
- Resolve building security, customer service and vendor issues.
- Observe, inspect, document and monitor CAS spaces and the activities those spaces support.
joseph.phillips3@case.edu
216.368.6726
Tara Schmitt, Senior Director, Donor Engagement and Alumni Relations
tara.schmitt@case.edu
216.368.6913
Karen Tausher, Director of Information Technology
- Strategic vision and priorities for technology
- Liaison between the college and [U]Tech for development improvement in all technology related areas
- Suggest and manage technology to enhance classrooms, meeting spaces, and performance venues
- IT support, server administration, web site management
karen.tausher@case.edu
216.368.2511
Robert Utrup, Director of Faculty Affairs and Academic Administration
robert.utrup@case.edu
216.368.4437
Lynne Valencic, Grants Specialist
- SPARTA funding proposals: budgets for accuracy and completeness
- SPARTA funding proposals: humanities and arts
- Effort certification
lynne.valencic@case.edu
216.368.4527
Melissa Van, Director of Organizational Development and Human Resources
melissa.van@case.edu
216.368.3865
Marie Vibbert, Web Services Manager
- Maintains the college’s websites
- Provides custom software solutions for departments
- Provides higher-tier software support
marie.vibbert@case.edu
216.368.3865
Open, Professor and Associate Dean
- Director of SAGES (contact Erika Olbricht, interim director of SAGES)
- Coordinates admission activities and correspondence for the college (contact Daniel Goldmark, associate dean)
- Represents the college on learning outcomes and accreditation committees (contact Rebecca Benard, associate dean)
- Reviews FT and PT lecturer appointment paperwork (contact Robert Utrup)
- Monitor enrollments in college courses (contact Emily Curto)
casdean@case.edu
216.368.4413
Paul Wolansky, Associate Dean of Development and External Relations
paul.wolansky@case.edu
216.368.5322
Open, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Please direct any requests for support or questions to the dean’s office
- Manage development, advancement, new faculty orientation, promotion and tenure and sabbaticals
- Support department chairs, including professional development and new chair orientation
- ODHE-HLC external reviews of departmental programs
- Liaison for Faculty Development Committee, co-director of Post-baccalaureate Readiness for BioMedical Education (PRIME), and consensual relationship policy
casdean@case.edu
216.368.4413